Senior Planner

Our client a Global Oil and Gas Major Operator in Perth CBD are currently seeking a Senior Planner to join them for a 12-month contract.
Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Planner to join the Capital Projects Cost Engineering and Project Services (CEPS) team on the Major Project in Perth. The position will report to the Australian Project Lead and work closely with the broader Project Management / Delivery Teams.
The Capital Projects delivery model is underpinned by achieving top quartile competitive, predictable and reliable outcomes and is enabled by powerful Execution and Functional Teams with a portfolio view enabling agile Project Teams to deliver specific campaigns and scopes of work using standardised products and supplier led solutions to target highest returns, lower cycle times and efficiency at all levels of work.
We are looking for a Planner who can work across multiple scopes of work of varying maturity across the Australian Capital Projects portfolio with specific expertise in early phase Capital Projects to deliver efficient and standardised Planning outcomes, processes, systems, and deliverables in supporting successful Project Team outcomes.
Additionally, the Planner will be responsible for planning and scheduling related control, management and reporting activities on nominated scopes supporting the Delivery Teams including:

• Logical Planning and Scheduling of work scope activities
• Development of Basis of Schedule
• Schedule Analysis, trending, management of changes and schedule contingency
• Schedule Risk Management including Risk Analysis
• Development and Maintenance of Project Schedules
• Schedule Benchmarking across the scope of works
• Progress and Performance Measurement

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:  
Develops and maintains detailed Owner’s work plans and project execution schedules for FEED and Execution, aligned to Capital Project phases and handover requirements.

• Leads schedule and planning reports efforts including variance and trending analysis.
• Lead risk and opportunity-based Schedule Scenario Analysis. Perform probabilistic schedule risk analysis (Monte Carlo simulations, sensitivities, scenarios planning) to quantify schedule uncertainties and drive contingency decisions.
• Collaborates with Cost to implement Work (WBS), Organisational Breakdown Structures (OBS) for the selected work scopes and for predictable schedule and cost forecasting.
• Reviews, validates, & challenges contractors’ contract schedules, schedule risks and opportunities, trends with Delivery Teams and Supply Chain Management team prior to their integration into the planning system for selected work scopes.
• Assist with Business Planning updates, monthly reporting, and funding requests.
• Leads scheduling Benchmarking, incorporation of lessons learned, & establish Competitive Performance targets for project cycle time and selected work scopes.
• Contribute to closeout reports for key contracts and work orders incorporating schedule benchmarking for selected work scopes.

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